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MSH: Glycoprotein hormone, secreted chiefly by the KIDNEY in the adult and the LIVER in the FETUS, that acts on erythroid stem cells of the BONE MARROW to stimulate proliferation and differentiation.,CSP: glycoprotein hormone, secreted chiefly by the kidney in the adult and the liver in the fetus, that acts on erythroid stem cells of the bone marrow to stimulate proliferation and differentiation.,NCI: A substance that is naturally produced by the kidneys, and that stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells. When erythropoietin is made in the laboratory, it is called epoetin alfa or epoetin beta.,CHV: a hormone produced in the adult kidney,CHV: a hormone produced in the adult kidney,CHV: a hormone produced in the adult kidney,CHV: a hormone produced in the adult kidney,NCI: Human erythropoietin is an acidic glycoprotein hormone with a molecular mass of 34 kD. As the prime regulator of red cell production, its major functions are to promote erythroid differentiation and to initiate hemoglobin synthesis.
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